Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-19
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
A SEASON IN WHICH THE RULE
OF THREE WILL GOVERN.
Spring Styles and Flow
ers in Dress Goods-Bonnets.
Spring Wrappers-Etc.
[REcoRD-UNroN Fashion Correspondent
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iKECORD-CNION faSD1pQ correspondents
NEW YORK, March II, 1887.
The fashionable world will this season
be ruled by three ideas-checks, plaids and
stripes. Much of semi-dress will in conse-
quence be exhibited on dress occasions, for
say what you please, there is an essential
inelegance in these stiff lines which NAV
by skillful adaptation and juxtaposition
express jauntness but never high refine
ment. They may be made, furthermore
to perform arithmetical problems of addi-
ton, satisfaction, multiplication or divis-
ion, but they never reach the soft beauty of
the lily or breathe the poetry of the rose.
Stout people can seize upon stripes by
which to produce an optical delusion of
slenderness; slender people can broaden
themselves by plaids, and by aid of all
three great deal of new coquetry can be
furnished up for the summers campaign.
Beyond this nothing. The diagonal craze
of the fall has in great measure succumbed
to these three thoughts. There are diago-
nails but they are not what they might
have been. Serges are so woven; but fash
ion soon goes off in the direction of stripes
or bars, Cancels hair goods are brought
out in stripes for the lower part of the cos
tune, with hair lines for the upper, while
other WOODS show combinations of three
large plaids for the lower skirt smaller for
the upper and plain goods for the corsage
This thought, indeed, finds repetition in all
| classes of goods, both silk and cotton.
Ginghams of charming newness are white
with narrow stripes set at intervals, and
both cottons and woods are diversified
by knotted threads running transversely
or perpendicularly- favorite idea being
that of stripes for the lower part of the
skirt, with plaids or cross bars for the over
skirt; both combined for the corsage.
FLOWERS IN DRESS GOODS.
But while three ideas rule they are not
despotic, but leave room for other things
which indeed occasionally show as inter
lopers even within the limit of lines, as,
for example, where very small flowers are
set in stripes, this being noticeable in all
classes of materials. Satteens again are
wrought in such skilled resemblance to In
dia silks, that the eye is readily deceived
the same soft simmer, like gentle glow
of color, an equal blending of harmonious
hue and a similar choice of buds and bios
SONS. One asks if these can be cottons,
and it is no surprise to learn that unlike
cottons they cannot descend to the wash
tub, but must be cleaned by professionals
Yet, as the ground works are colored, with
careful use they last for long time IN
good condition, and one cleaning does not
cost more than repeated laundryings.
Stamped challis are poems, presenting an
assemblsge of sprays and flowers pretty
enough to soften the most cynical heart,
and seem the destined clothing Of fresh
young beauty. Silks complete the picture,
and with the peculiar prestige of silk
save US from sameness and teach US les
son OF superiority to straight lines, bars and
cross bars, however modified, as or many
occasions, by what is called broken bars
and the subtleties OF French colorings.
Lord & Taylor inform US furthermore that
BoNNETs
Are to be still narrow and high trimmed;
hats high, with high garniture resting
against the crown. For general wear an
assortment of rough Milan and satin
straws, while dressier styles are of delicate
fancy straw, or creations of net or the en-
broidered gauze that is so marked feature
in spring millinery. 4 great deal of trim
ming is done with it, and it is often used
instead of lace. The most noteworthy
feature in millinery is, however, the revival
of very small flowers frequently set in cor
onets, but usually having high spray in
the center or again one sees only spray
of small flowers supported by embroidery
or feathers. Other favorite flowers not so
small are the omnipresent rose and rose
bud, hyacinths and ionquils, acceptable
because of high-reareG heads Tulips, xe-
Mas, butternuts and primroses, sought after
because of their fashionable yellow this
ties and cattails, because bristling and high.
Ribbons are still with Topped edges
L., 81 ~,
tremely sol producing the bristling effect
so coveted, while great novelty is brought
about ~ ribbons which are wrought in
stripes OF different color and fabric set TO-
gether perhaps velvet, gros grain and
satin. Unique ribbons are quite narrow
and are composed of extremely small floral
patterns with pronounced loops on both
sides. Other ribbons are eonspicuously
plated, and when wide give look of great
boldness to the front trimming (for still in
vogue are the high-looped bows in 'front.',
or when narrow, complete the jauntiness of
which plaids are capable.
SPRING WRAPS
Are extremely short at the back, reaching
little, if any, below the waist line, but with
long pointed ends in front. The great pop
ularity of jet trimming causes demand
for plain material since that only is capa-
BILE of properly showing OF the rich indie
pendent pieces, or the one grand collar with
sharp pointed ends in front and reaching
to the shoulders. Jackets are far less ex-
pensive and in large demand for young
ladies with slender figures; close fitting,
usually single breasted, short on the hips
and in the back, with high standing collar.
Independent jackets are of mixed cloth in
inconspicuous shades of gray, brown or
blue and in small check patterns, but a very
favorite idea is to have a cloth jacket to
complete the costume. ! can never mention
jackets without the inclination to warn
stout people, whether old or young, against
them. To well developed, middle-aged
woman they are disastrous, and for this
latter class will come raglans of light cloth,
especially becoming to them, and far more
so than Newmarket shapes, which belong
to the slender. High hats, huge bustles,
choked necks yet another season. No
great change in outline therefore, but only
in material. RosALIND MAY.